Passenger-car construction.



No. 861,145. ,PATEITTED JULY 23, 1907.

A. H. SISSON. H PASSENGER OAR CONSTRUCTION.

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N 861,145. PATENTETJULY 23, 1907.

A. H. sxssom PASSENGER GAR CONSTRUCTION.

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PATENTED JULY 23, 1907.

A. H. SISSON. PASSENGER GAR CONSTRUCTION.

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No. 861,145. PAII'IBNTED JULY 23, 1907.

' ALH. SISSON.

PASSENGER GAR CONSTRUCTION.

APPLIOATION TILED 0,0T.11, 1906.

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H. SISSON. PASSENGER OAR CONSTRUCTION.

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"ALBERT nfslssoN, OF STQLOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR To ST. LOUIS CARCOMPANY, OF ST.

LOUIS, MISSOURI, A CORPORATION.

PASSENGER-CAB CONSTRUCTION.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 23, 1907.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known thatLAL BER'r H SISSON, a citizeniof the United States ofAmerica, residing in the city of St.

'.'Louis and State of Missouri, have inventedcertainnew and usefulImprovements in Passenger-Gar Construc- -tions, of which the followingis a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to theaccompanyin drawings, forming part of this specification. My inventionrelates to certain features of a passenger car and it has moreparticular reference to the side posts of the body of the car, the postsof the car vestibule, and the flooring of the car constructed ofmetal inlieu of wood with the'object in view ofsecuring rigidity and strength inthese parts with least possible weight.

Figure I is a side elevation of a portion of my car at one end thereof.Fig. 1 is a vertical section taken on line II, Fig. I. Fig. II is ahorizontal section taken on line IIII, Fig. I with the side wall of thecar partly broken out. Fig. III is an enlarged vertical section taken online III-I I-I, Fig: I. Fig. IV is-a'horizontal section taken on lineIV-IV, Fig. III. Fig. V is a horizontal sectiontaken on line V-V, Fig.III. Fig, VI

I is an enlarged horizontal section'of one of the car vestibule centerposts. Fig. VII is a vertical section taken on line VII-VII, Fig. V,I..Fig. VIII is a view similar to Fig. VI illustrating a rimdificz'ition.Fig. IX

isan' enlarged horizontal section taken on line IXIX, I

Fig. I, through one of the vestibule corner posts. Fig. X is'a verticalsection taken on line X-X; Fig. IX.

' Fig. XI is a vertical section similar to Fig. III and illustrating amodification of the structural features of ,the

.car in one of its side windows; Fig. XII is a horizontal section online XIIXII, Fig. XI. Fig. XIII is a .XVI is an enlarged horizontalsection taken on line- '-XVI'-XVI, Fig. I.

A designates the body of my car containing side windows B.

C is the car vestibule having. the platform D, the side -window sashes Eand center window sashes F, the latter of which are confined withinwindow frames G.

I l designates the flooring bed of my car of metal and preferably ofstructural steel. This flooring bed which is supported by the sills ofthe car, seen most clearly in Fig. III, is surmounted by a concretefloor 2.

Located at intervals throughout the side of the car are side postsbetween which the car windows'are' positioned. These side'posts areconstructed inthe main of pressed steel.

3 are pressed steel inner members of the sidepostsjecting-horizontalwing 17:.

which are U-shape in cross section, the webs of the members beinglocated at the interior of the car and the side wings of the membersextending outwardly from said webs and terminating 'in laterallyprojecting flanges 4, as seen mostclearly'in Fig. IV. The main securedthereto 'by angle brackets 5 which are preferably member. 'The postmembers are further secured to the flooring bed by angle foot rails 6.

post members 3 are seated upon the flooring'bed 1 and riveted to theflooring. bed andthe wings of said post p 7 7 and 8 designaterespectively upper and lowerpressed steel panel plates extending fromend to end of the car at the interior thereof. These panel plates restagainst the webs of'the main post members 3 and they have interposedbetween them connecting angle rails 9 and 10 that are connected to eachother and also connected to the plates bysuitable means, such as rivets.The panel plates and their connecting angle rails are united to the mainpost'members 3 by metal angle strips 11', each having one Wing attachedto the adjacent Wing of amain post member; The upper panel plate 7 isinclosed between metalsheets 12 which extend below the lower e'dgeofsaid panel plate and receive the'upright wing of the connecting anglerail 9 to afford means for the attachment of said angle rail tosaidplate. 13 is a pressed steel wall base plate that extends longitudinallyof the car. This baseplate issecured to the webs of the main .postmembers 3 and the 'foot portion of which is located inwardly toward thecenter of the -car thereby avoiding the presence of angular corners atthe sides of the floor and making it possible to readily clean I theentire car floor from side Wall to side wall of the car.

' 15 designates pressed steel sheathing appliedto the lower portions ofthe main side post members 3', the

" sheathing being preferably secured to said members by rivets which areinserted through the sheathing and the laterally projecting flanges 4 ofthe post members.

16 designates one ofthe belt rails oi the car which are riveted orother'wise'secured to .the sheathing 15 at a pointy beneath the sidewindow openings of the car. This 'beltrail is of angle-form and has anoutwardly pro- 'smooth and rounding surface above the floor level,

18 are angle .rails located between theside post" members 3 and whichserve as supports for the window sillblocks l9 andZO, the latter ofwhich are preferably of'wood Y v 21 are cap plates whichconstitute-theoute'r members 55 thanthc width of said plate By thusmaking the last eams which cap plate is an outwardly projecting clipextension 23 that extends above the flange 17 of the belt rail 16 andterminates beneath said llange. 24 is a Window sill'sheathing of sheetmetal which is. located within each side windowjoi the car and extendsacross the upper sill block 20 and downwardly and outwardly therefrom toand beneath the'plate rail flange 17. This sheathing, as illustrated inFig. III, consists oi two plates, the outermost plate being extendedbeneath the clip extensions 23' of the cap plates 2i. For the purpose ofupholding the outer sheathing plates in in-- clined position above thebelt rail 16 I position on the belt rail at each window a supportingblock at of approximately triangular shape.

25 designates channel curtain guides which are applied to the wings ofthe main side post members 3 and which in addition to their utilitycurtain guide members, constitute inner stops lol the sashes of the sidewindows.

26 are outer non-metallic sash stops, which are'confined between thewings of the main side post members and the flanges 22 of the cap plates21. These stops 26 are preferably of wood in order that they may serveas sound deadening members in connection with the side posts and sashes.c

27 are non-metallic lillcr stripslocated in the main side post membersand adapted to serve-as sound dead ening members in connection with theside posts. these strips being also preferably of wood.

28, see particularly Figs. V;,[ and VII, designates main post members of'the center vestibule posts. 'lhcse post 1r mbers are of pressed steeland each member is of U-shape in cross section. Between the wingsofthese members are pressed steel stiffener plates 29 which are flangedas seen in Fig. VI and are riveted or otherwise secured to the wings ofthe post members 23. Each post member 22? is seated upon the platform Dof the ear vestibule O and said member is secured to said platform by aUshap ed metal clip 30 which passes through the platform from its lowerside and the arms of which are riveted or othdrwise suitably secured tothe wings of the post member 28.

31 and 32 are respeelively inner and outer non-ma tallic sound deadeningmembers, preferably of wood, which are appli d tothe center'vestibuleposts. The former of those members is located against the inside. faceof the stiffener plate 29 while, the latter is located against theoutside face of said plate and is of less width Q named member I providea sash space between said member and the outermost flange of thestiffener plate 29 in which the side vestibule window sash E seats, asseen in Fig. VI. At the opposite side of each main vestibule center postmember 28 and applied to the Web of said niembr. is a strip 33preferably of wood to which the frame G of the'center window sash F isat-- faehed.

In Fig. VIII, I have shown a modification of the center window postinwhich the separate strip 33 is dispensed with and a shoulder 33 isformed in the web of the center post main member 28 to take the placeof. l

the strip 33 as a bearing member for the sash framefi. I have also shownin this modification a flanged base casting 30 which is adapted to besecured to the vestibule platform floor-and to which the main vestibulecenter post member is attached, this casting being used in lieu of theU-shaped clip 30 previously desbribed. 34 designates one ofthe mainmembers of vestibule c013 ner posts, these members being of pressedsteel and being of U-shape in cross section. Each of the members 34 ismounted upon the vestibule platform and held thereto by trough shapedmetal binding members 35 which are: seated upon and secured to theplatform and have the post members 34 attached thereto through themedium of rivets or other suitable means of fastening. I

36 are flanged stiffener plates, of pressed-steel, located between thewings of the main corner post members and connected to said wings, asseen most clearly in Fig. IX. 37 is a non-metallic sound deadeningandsash stop member, preferably of wood which isseatd against the stiffenerplate 36. The member 37 'is of sufliciently less width than thestiifener plate 36 to I provide a seat between the outermost edge ofsaid member and the flange of said plate in which the side vestibulesash seats.

-. 38 (see Figs. I and I") designates the letter board of my car and 39a molding bead located on said letterboard and separating the letterspace from the portion of the car wall beneath said letter space.

For the purpose of furnishing a toilet room in the car at one or bothof'its ends and also for the purpose of permitting the movement of aguard door forthe platform of the car into a pocket, I provide theconstruction shown in Fig. XV I, which will now be de scribed. 40 is anouter side wall plate'that is located adjacent to an end of the car. Theforward extremity of this wall plate is clamped between an innerverticalpost 41, an outer binding strip' 42 and a Z-shaped pressed steelwindow strip 13, the latter of which serves as member for the attachmentof the toilet room window 44. The wall plate 40 terminates at its rca-roml in a vertical inturned flange 40and this-end of the plate hasattached to it a zig-zag binding plate 45 between which and the flange40 is a wooden sound deadening and sash receiving strip 46 against whichthe adjacent side window B of the car rests. 47 is a channel shaped postthat is attached to the wall plate 40 and the width of which extendstransversely of the car. 48 partition wall plate attached to the.channel post 47 and the zig-zag plate 45 and 49 is a toiletroonrwallthat is secured between a flange 48 of the partition plate 48and the adjacent portion of the zigzag plate 45. 50 is a window or doorthat is attached to the partition plate as and which preferably has apane of glass 51 mounted therein, in order that the lightirom theexterior of the car may pass intothe toilet room after passing throughthe window MI 52 is a wooden sound deadening and stiiiener memberlocated between the zigzag plate 45 and the channel post. -47. 53 is aplatform door (see Figs. I and II) that is adapted to be moved into thespace between the parts "1Q, 41, a l and 48 and 50, for the purpose ofleaving the platform oi the car unobstructed.

In Figs. XI and XII, I have shown a modification of the construction ofparts of my car at the locations of the car side windows. In thismodification the parts are similar to those previously described withthe exception that the cap plates 2i of the side window posts areunfianged and terminate above the belt rail 16 instead of beingcontinued to a position beneath the belt rail. The window sill sheathingseat 24 is made of a single piece instead of two pieces as previouslydescribed and the supporting block beneath said sheathing sheet isdispensed with. In this construction angle bars 22 are secured to theflanges of the main side post members 3 to serve as confining membersfor the sash stops 26.

In the modification illustrated in Fig. XIII the parts associated withthe side windows of the car are similar to those first described withthe exception that the window sill sheathing '24 consists of threemembers instead of two members or a single member and the outermostmember of the sheathing is continued over the belt rail l6' 'anddownwardly past the lower edge of said rail and secured to the wallsheathing 15*. In Figs. XIV and XV, I have illustrated anothermodification of the structural parts of the side car window sills.

sheathing is formed of two plates, an enter one 24" and an inner one 24,the outer plate being extended over the belt rail 16 and the inner platebeing extended to the inside of the car and downwardly in the In thismodification the window sill form of a bead 24 for thelpurpose ofaffording a'more desirable finish at the window sill. The outer platt-24" is attached to the main side post members 3" lo:

cated between each pair of windows by upturned flanges 24" that arepreferably riveted to said post members as seen,in dotted lines.

I claim:

1. In a car construction, the combination with a vestibule platformfloor, of U shaped pressedsteel vestibule post members. and U-shapedclips extending upwardly through said vestibule platform and having,'their arms socured to said post members, substantially as set forth.

in a car construction, the combination of a metal channel post at oneside of the car, a metal side wall plate secured to said channel post, apartition plate secured to said channel post, and a xix-zap; plateconnecting said wall plate and partition plate, substantially as setforth.

I5. In a car construction, the combination of a metal channel post atone side of the car, a metal side wall plattsecured to said channelpost, a partition plate secured to said channel post, a zig-zag plateconnecting said wall plate and partition plate, :inda wooden sounddeadenin member located between said post and zigzag plate, sub

stnniially as set forth.

4. A car having a metal ilooi-,'ii-aming.r posts and base plates, eachhaving an outwardly inclined portion to'provide a tapering pocket forthe filling.

A car having a metal floor, framing posts and base plates, each havin anoutwardly inclined portion to provide n tapering pocket, and a fillingof concrete.

ALBERT ll. SISSON.

In presence of- Au'rnnn DIEKMANN, II. J'. MIIIH'HY.

